New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21


Me ting o. WOODEN and WoIsted Manufacturers, NO ID
Navy YARD Court of Inquiry, Brooklyn.
Funeral OF John Howson, Church OF TRANSPORTATION
park and Aoueduc, Commissioners meetings.
Navarro nats reference case, No 40 Wall ST. 2 p M
Raes College Alumni Association dinner, Clak's
poultry Show, Madison Square Garden.
Election mana or h Newly TX Institution fr The
IN, Rev j. 4. Eaklm's lecture, Harlem Presbyterian
Italian School Christmas festival No 1G0 Leonard-st,
Constitution Club, No. ca Madison ave, evening
NEw.YORK CITY
The funeral of Police Captain Charles W. CAT
fry. who died suddenly from apopexy Sunday, was
hold at his home. No. ia Alexander ave-. yesterday
The Row Or. +. C. Ktcll. Of st AIMS Protestant
Episcopal Church. conducted the service. Among
those present were disappointment Wall!ng, Captains
Grccr. Mount Bennett and Washbnn; Scrgcants Os
horn", HUI COlgrovc. Oates Dcnkc and Linden; and
CAPTAIN CafIry. Tho burial will take place at Green
wool Cemetery this morning
J. J Gibson. who IS awaiting trial for assault
littc girl. and who is reported cotton broker. IS
not and never was member Of the Cotton Exchange
The Produce Exchange Committee of the Hospital
Saturday and Sunday Association began It's work yes
tcrday. and I'm a lttic while collected more than
81 600.
Controller Locw sold at public auction yesterday
the franchise OF the ferry from Grand ST. New YORK;
to Grand St, BroolIyn, for ten years. There
only one bidder. Joseph J. O'Donohur on behalf Of
IN" Peoples Ferry Company. the present cSSccs. bid
81 800 per anuum. AMI secured the franchise This
Is 800 more than is now paid
An important meeting OF woocn ard worstcd
manufacturers viii he held at Ii n. m. todty at
Nos. 81 and 60 whites TO consider change In tho
methods of trade by adopting new set OF terms and
discounts.
Tho photographic Bureau recommends that tho
northern route b. al.c' Iy and west bound trans
atlantic steamships h2rauSc II Is frrcr + ON fog and
distance Is shorter.
The rolIc' Commissioners yesterday spen' several
hours in consultation a. ont ,aiou~ police Telegraph,
signal and tel phone systems. They nd received
proposals fori Ncufor- and owners Of patents, but
thc' could not agree upon any sy stem.
Dasld Rcius, a crazy man. age sixty. who had
lccn kept under close watch for some tiilc in his
home. No. - Cuilncst., sncakrd into tho strc,
TO search for HIM
The United States loch inspectors have just I'm
d'Icd their decision Ia the Of the cli,Ion At tho
yacht race OF : prenrrt 90 lat. between The Fi
lI,er linz St'amcr Cty of brochton and the tug
j. G. HART Tho dec La COnpl 'trli cNOnrtdt.7 the
Isrcchon's oiiocr f ON. a.! bllm" in The matter
The first in the chapel Of the church OF
81. Raphael tho hrch,nsel In West Fouicih 81. will
lie celebrated ON Christmas Day.
james II. seymour. Benjamin r Van valIcnburc
and Assistant Dau, Co.nni,soncr + " Barn,tt Wcrc
yesterday chcs-r lccltc, tom the Mercantile TX
change to tho Naiioud Pure Food Convention, at
Washington, On January -. l--s.
Professor MotLcv lcturch on " 4 Tour through Ire
land" to lm &c ud.cnce In ChickCrins Hal !.
Ing Tho proceed, viii hc distributed among IA"
poor Of 81. HcrnIrls parish by the pastor. Father
abricl A. "al and the rncmbcrs Of ihc s.. Vincent
dc Paul Conference connected with the church.
The funeral Of Edgar Bradford Clark, who died at
Wi"sbadcn, Germany, NOyr mber %, took place yes.
to-day at Tho West Prc'hyicrian Church In West
Forty second ST. Tho service conducted By tho
nlu C nor pail Ut drors. The burial Wa In Greenwood
-cwct0y.
Assistant Gauscr W. W. cole, 4 brother of Chester
S Cole, yesterday rcpoiiol Dy survey Bcattic
TO Con cor Mao b. relieved from, duty pending
an c,amnltion on tho cha,s' II caice'sncs- IN tho
discharge Of his duty.
The club hou-c Of the Electric club at 10 Il
FaN T~cn', s"co Il Il. Is now ni1rmaly open. Tho
70, nal Op n NJ W. occur carly Ia January.
No ono need 20 hungry ia New York who Ia, even
a few pennies. a T. Row eating house display, =
sign which read: rg' head and cabbaoc, mashed
potatoes and pudding, cent?"
IN PAX Row near Duane - yesterday at
tractcd attention 10y Waiting the sidewalk to tho
music Of a little German band. when the band CO ,-cd
aging the dancer hanIcd one Of the pl,crs nick.
and with courtesy went on her way apparently
happy.
The stockholders Of the Ocean Navigation and Pier
Co yesterday chose the following directors: Edward
Wight. Jacob Lorillard. L. vatablc A. H. wight, L.
a. Eryant. 6 Vatablc aud William Kent. Edw AID
wight elected president and H. Gcycr secretary
ana treasurer.
Collector Ma.onc said Yesterday that IN, tnicf who
secured the four eases ~ satins and sills from
pubic store, forged withdrawal order would
probably b. arrested to-day.
Controller Locw yesterday adjourned the sale OF
the four lots at shty fourfhst and Fourth ave.
cuuled by the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Re
dee mcr, Until January 10
The Literary Society Of the Young Mems Christian
Association held hs Chris mas reception at A,s0cla
tiOn Hal last evening An attractive programme Of
II Isic. dcca at.ol,- AMI ESSAYS p.cscmcd
dc al on the qucsiJ SHOULD tiu, President Of tho
United stat, io c,"ded by The popular vote de-
clarc1 a draw b, a committee composed u ia per r.
Goodwin, Lucicn Oudin and j. l. Wand my
novel feature has been Introduced in the costumes
Of the consprarors in M4dclon" at the Ca mo Their
hats. coats aad Wis anEc1 that an tristan
tan Ou7 and complete change Is ma &c boiOio Nc al
dicncc.
1t has leon often suggested that it would be
great public convenience wcre pens and lax placed In
the corridors of the General Post Cfico for the az
coort Oda'on Of 'hc patron. # the Office. In ihila
dclphid his matter IS not overlooked.
Tic National Shoe and Leather Bank has declared
semi annual dividend Of per cont. payable Oh Jan
uary 3.
p. H. Kelly, one Of the lc~'lng clzen' Of ST paul,
Mimi, and Il member OF the Democratic National Com
mttcc. has had rcrlOus attack OF Illness al the Hotel
NOrmando where hc has been STA, ing during the LIST
few days. He IL attended by Dr 5 g. Cook who ~dys
he wa, considerably improved last might iils wiio
and brother arr, ed last night from ST. Paul and Will
I aIio Of HIM
gospel temperance meeting f. held every inlay
evening at : 80 In tho Mariners Temple at Ollror
and Henry The Rev. j, T. Avery, pastor of tho
temple, IL doing successful work among eeanoI and
VI
The National Temperance Society has issued an
appeal for $4,000 to carry its work next yedr.
Tho crowds, mud, slush aud slippery pavcments
found tie ,idsr entrance yesterday again amply II
lstrdcd the Immense value VI few fc, Of giOund,
md the g,ca need of space In that ncg,bOl hood
Said a downtown jcWclcl yesterday 4" / am selling
u.Oro diamonds now than sod before ia three
seasons COnbincu."